The Le Chambard hotel where TV chef Anthony Bourdain was found dead in Kaysersberg, France

Olivier Nasti, the chef and owner of Le Chambard, the luxury hotel in Kaysersberg where Bourdain took his life, paid tribute to his colleague Saturday.

He said: "It is with great respect for the leader, the author, the TV entertainer, the visionary Anthony Bourdain that I express all my condolences to his family and to the anonymous people around the world who he made dream so much.

"It is the whole family of French gastronomy that joins me, to renew our deep friendship to our bereaved American brothers.”